thickness

thick·ness
/ ˈ[unvoicedth]iknis/
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n.
1.
the distance between opposite sides of something:
the gateway is several feet in thickness |
paving slabs can be obtained in varying thicknesses. ∎
the quality of being broad or deep:
the immense thickness of the walls. ∎
a layer of a specified material:
the framework has to support two thicknesses of plasterboard. ∎ [in sing.]
a broad or deep part of a specified thing:
the beams were set into the thickness of the wall.2.
the quality of being dense:
he gave his eyes time to adjust to the thickness of the fog. ∎
the state or quality of being made up of many closely packed parts:
the thickness of his hair.

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